Miss. Code Ann. § 45-33-39

Notification to defendant charged with sex offense; notice included on any guilty plea form and judgement and sentence forms

Known as the Mississippi Sex Offenders Registration Law

The act spans §§ 45–45 (27 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Magyar v. State (2009)

Most recently applied in Magyar v. State (August 2009)

Laws, 2000, ch. 499, § 10; Laws, 2011, ch. 359, § 10, eff from and after July 1, 2011.

(1) The court shall provide written notification to any defendant charged with a sex offense as defined by this chapter of the registration requirements of Sections 45-33-25 and 45-33-31. Such notice shall be included on any guilty plea forms and judgment and sentence forms provided to the defendant. The court shall obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt on each occasion.

(2) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the offender of the registration requirements of Sections 45-33-25 and 45-33-31. The court shall obtain a written acknowledgment of receipt on each occasion.

(3) A court having jurisdiction of any of the offenses enumerated in Section 45-33-23(h) shall cause to be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety a certified record of conviction in such court of any person of any of the offenses listed.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.